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"It [is] fallacious to assume that only the cost of R&D is reflected in the price of a drug. The hidden cost of marketing is a great contributor to figures quoted."

https://www.kent.ac.uk/law/ip/resources/ip_dissertations/200...




I never assumed that, but someone has to pay for the cost of R&D, please explain who would pay the 200 billion dollars in annual pharma R&D that companies invest when all countries outlaw patents.

Taxpayers?




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